Trucking groups cheer Trump EPA’s review of emissions rules
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The Biden administration’s GHG3 and NOx rules were unachievable on current timelines, industry groups said.
Published March 14, 2025
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Dive Brief:
- Trucking groups this week applauded the Trump administration’s plan to reconsider truck emissions rules, which the industry had argued were unachievable on existing timelines.
- The American Trucking Associations, the Truckload Carriers Association and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association were among the groups praising the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to reopen its greenhouse gas Phase 3 standard and review the Nitrous Oxide (NOx) rule.
- “GHG3 in its current form is unachievable given the state of battery-electric technology and the sheer lack of charging infrastructure,” ATA President Chris Spear said in a statement. “This rule has been an albatross for the trucking industry, threatening to reduce equipment availability, increase costs for businesses and consumers, and cause major supply chain disruptions.”
Dive Insight:
The stricter emissions standards, set by the Biden administration in 2022, sought to remove harmful pollutants from truck exhaust and encourage hydrogen and battery-powered electric vehicle adoption.
The GHG3 standard would have applied to trucks beginning in model-year 2027, and the NOx rule sought to curb those emissions from new trucks by up to 90% by 2031.
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